Fearful of Russian aggression, Poles flock to military training


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  • Saturday, 13 Sep 2025

Thirty six-year-old administrator Agnieszka Jedruszak stands with other recruits during voluntary military training at the training ground in Braniewo, Poland, June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

BRANIEWO, Poland (Reuters) -Six kilometres from the Russian border in northern Poland, office administrator Agnieszka Jedruszak is digging a trench. Driven by fear of war with Russia, she wants to be able to defend her family, including her 13-year-old son.

Thousands of Poles like Jedruszak are signing up for voluntary military training as Poland's army seeks to fill its ranks with professional and voluntary personnel amid escalating concerns over Russia's military aggression.

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